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		ekm2 on Jan 9, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lost city in Darfur Why would Gereida, a city with a population of 120,000 be considered a lost city just because it is not on an electronic map?The question 'Anyone care to name it?' sounds really patronizing.As if the people currently residing there could not possibly have a name for where they live.

ForHackernews on Jan 9, 2014 [–]

He didn't ask people to make up a name for it, he wrote, "anyone care to find a name for the city?"

As in, can somebody do the research to find out what the city is called--by the people who live there.

ekm2 on Jan 9, 2014 | [–]

Oh,sorry.I did not read that correctly

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